The Apalachee Correctional Institution, East Unit, is a state prison for men located in Sneads, Jackson County, Florida, owned and operated by the Florida Department of Corrections. This facility has a mix of security levels, including minimum, medium, and close, and houses adult male offenders. Apalachee Correctional Institution East Unit first opened in 1949 and has a maximum capacity of 1,849 prisoners.
In the early 1980s, less than a mile away from Apalachee Correctional Institution, East Unit, its sister/satellite institution, Apalachee Correctional Institution, West Unit, opened up; it was previously a prison labor camp run by the Florida Department of Mental Health.
Notable Incidents In January 2018, Inmate Frederick Patterson III, awaiting trial for killing a cellmate, killed inmate Scott Collinsworth, claiming he was a child molester. Patterson was already sentenced to life for a previous murder.
After Hurricane Michael made landfall in 2018, many inmates complained about the conditions they experienced during and after the storm. Reports indicated a lack of clean water, interrupted medical care, and not enough protection from the hazardous weather.
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